trade roundup

Call Celine's People, We Might Not Have a 'Best Song' Oscar Category Afterall

The Oscars keep shaking things up to feel young again, a bunch of pictures lurch or glide into production, Canadians make big in American TV, and layoffs plague two LA TV stations. More »

06/29/09

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By Richard Lawson

ch-ch-changes

Academy Awards Widening Best Picture Race to 10 Films

Sick of trying to decide which of the five Best Picture nominees will win in your Oscar pool? Well, now you'll get to decide between ten! Yes, in a move to attract more ratings, the Academy is widening the race. More »

06/24/09

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By Richard Lawson

lookalikes

Tina Fey Mistakes Robert Pattinson For Satan

Jimmy Fallon was mercifully blessed to have former Saturday Night Live/Weekend Update co-star Tina Fey on his second show. More »

03/04/09

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By Ryan Tate

lookalikes

Ben Stiller Ripped Off That Joaquin Phoenix Impression

Ben Stiller reportedly flipped out over his Oscar script the day before this year's show. But the Joaquin Phoenix impersonation he came up with as a replacement was hardly original. More »

02/26/09

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By Ryan Tate

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Did India's TV Censors De-Gay Dustin Lance Black's Acceptance Speech?

For every questionable Oscars moment requiring the host to poke his head through a gloryhole and belt out a song about pubic hair, there was another demonstrating genuine emotion and class. More »

02/24/09

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By Seth

beautiful awards

Finally, Oscar Broadcast Awarded Some Viewers

Last night's supergay Oscars broadcast was up 6% in the ratings from last year, and was the highest-rated "entertainment telecast" in two years. Was it the gay stuff that drew people in? Sorta. More »

02/23/09

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By Richard Lawson

beautiful awards

3 Ways the Academy Needs To Fix the Foreign-Film Oscar

Shocked that Departures beat out presumed favorites Waltz With Bashir and The Class for the foreign-film category? It's just the latest example of the bizarre rules that govern that Oscar niche. Can it be fixed? More »

02/23/09

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By Kyle Buchanan

beautiful awards

Secretly, the Oscars Have Always Been This Gay

Yes the Oscars were pretty darn gay this year. With the singing and dancing and Milking. But why? Is the awards show finally retreating to the realm of niche programming? Or are gays mainstream now? More »

02/23/09

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By Richard Lawson

apologies

Apologetic Nate Silver Throws Statistics Under The Oscars Bus

Penélope Cruz's Oscar victory may have been a great moment for Spain, but it was a terrible tragedy for America because it has forced statistician Nate Silver to break up with his greatest love: numbers. More »

02/23/09

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By Kyle Buchanan

beautiful awards

The Art of the Oscargasm

Lady actors don't win Oscars based on film performances; it's all about giving the best acceptance speech. And the dirty, dirty Academy demands an orgasmic experience (or at least someone who can fake it well). More »

02/23/09

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By Gabriel Snyder

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Three Worst Red Carpet Flubs By Ryan Seacrest

It's not that we don't sympathize with Ryan Seacrest. The Oscar red carpet is a relentless stream of thin-skinned celebrities. But the celebrity interviewer seemed especially cringe-inducing this year. More »

02/23/09

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clips

Top Ten Moments of the Oscars

An on-stage musical extravaganza. Two epic gay rights speeches. Sean Penn's upset win for Milk. The 2009 Oscars were easily the gayest yet. More »

02/23/09

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'You Commie Homo-Loving Sons of Guns'

With Slumdog Millionaire sweeping the Academy Awards — eight Oscars including best picture — and Kate Winslet taking best actress for The Reader, only Sean Penn's best actor win for Milk managed to surprise.

02/23/09

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By Gabriel Snyder

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Jack Black's Belligerent Bar Interview

He's red-cheeked, in a bar, vaguely aggressive and verbally erratic, so maybe Jack Black is a little sauced. More likely, he's just being Jack Black. Very Jack Black. (Click for clip.)

02/22/09

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By Ryan Tate

clips

Tim Gunn Gets Designs On Brangelina; Fails To Make It Work

Project Runway's Tim Gunn is working as a red carpet host this evening, but even America's favorite grey-haired fashionista can't impress the A-list juggernaut that is Brangelina. Ever heard Tim get gushy? You have now. [Jezebel]

02/22/09

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By Anna

oscars

Liveblogging the Oscars: Who Loves Surprises? We Do!

It's Oscars night, and that can only mean one thing: We're comfortably inebriated on André-based punch, wrapped snuggly in a Snuggie™ (and nothing else), and ready to liveblog the hell out of this bitch. More »

02/22/09

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By Seth

oscars

Ryan Seacrest's Awkward Slumdog Interview

Indian names baffle E!'s Ryan Seacrest, so he just held a sign up to the camera to introduce children from the cast of Slumdog Millionaire. Sad. Then things got more weird. More »

02/22/09

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By Ryan Tate

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Red Carpet Oscar Fashions

Evening! The celebrities are stumbling down the red carpet into the Kodak Theater for the Academy Awards right now. Keep checking here for updates on all the fashionz. Also, someone please smack Ben Lyons. More »

02/22/09

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By Richard Lawson

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Time to Shine

[A worker prepares an Oscar statue that had lost its luster during a year in storage to gleam outside the Kodak Theatre tonight; pic via Getty]

02/22/09

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By Gabriel Snyder

beautiful awards

Hugh Jackman Promises Sing-y and Dance-y Oscars Show

Do you like your song-and-dance routines with canes and top hats? Then you are going to love tomorrow's Hugh Jackman-hosted Academy Awards. More »

02/21/09

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By Gabriel Snyder

short ends

Drunkenness, Nakedness Sadly Not In Hugh Jackman's Oscar Rehearsal

· After his shameless tease earlier today, Hugh Jackman appears in a new rehearsal video pledging class, dignity and pride in his Oscar-hosting duties. Color us crushed. [via The Hot Blog] More »

02/20/09

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Defamer analysis

How Accurate Is The Leaked Oscar-Winner List?

As expected, the Academy steadfastly denies the legitimacy of that list of "leaked Oscar winners" currently making the rounds. But after rigorous analysis in Defamer's Oscarology Labs, we've authenticated much more than you'd think. More »

02/20/09

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By STV

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Major Oscar Surprise Leaked by Show's Host

Of all the possible Oscars surprises, the one most obvious—that Hugh Jackman will perform the show completely naked, his mind fizzily distracted by multiple Champagne cocktails on an empty stomach—never even occurred to us. More »

02/20/09

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By Seth

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Former Super Bowl Director To Enliven Oscars With More Tackles, Bone-Crushing Hits

In what must be the last of the worst-guarded Top Secrets in Oscardom, we're learning a little more today about the show's new strategy behind the camera. Hint: The Academy is sending the blitz! More »

02/20/09

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By STV

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A Note About This Sunday's Oscars Liveblog and Tailgate Party

We'll be liveblogging the Oscars Sunday, at 5p.m. PST. Stake your spots early: You're going to want the best sight lines possible as we obsessively chronicle every Ledger-family chokehold, Swarovksi-curtain blinding, and big band speech-interruption.

02/20/09

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By Seth

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Today In Oscar Hell: Sir Laurence Olivier's Acceptance-Speech Master Class

· Sure, you'll only have 45 seconds. But when you do finally get your Oscar, we'd appreciate a speech with even half the sincere class of Sir Laurence Olivier's 1979 lifetime-achievement award acceptance. [via HE] More »

02/20/09

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By STV

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Oscar Tug-Of-War Pits Ledger Versus Ledger

Kim Ledger had plenty to do yesterday on his long flight to the Oscars, starting with an acceptance speech no one quite expected him to deliver on behalf of his son Heath. More »

02/20/09

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Mickey Rourke Visits Tanning Salon, Set to the Reflective Strains of Bruce Springsteen

As the final grains run through the Oscars Hourglass installed outside the Kodak (we love the addition of a bored-looking model sunbathing inside the top half), Mickey Rourke busily readies himself for the big night. More »

02/20/09

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Oscar Threat Level Elevated As Kate Winslet Pressured By Underdog

Polls may be closed, but theories persist — crackpot and otherwise — about certain favorites' stability in their respective categories. Kate Winslet might be among those with reason to worry. More »

02/19/09

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By STV

oscars

'Slumdog' Wins Mumbai Street Equivalent Of Best Picture

Everyone knows what a couple of angry parents and Indian social activists think about Slumdog Millionaire's march on the Oscars. But if a five-person, man-on-the street sampling is to be believed, Mumbai wants a victory. More »

02/19/09

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Tyler Perry, 'Synecdoche' Among Big Winners At The Perfect World Oscars

Now that Mickey Rourke's date drama is resolved, our hopes for a spontaneous, surprising Oscars are all but dead. But in some parallel universe, viewers may yet get the awardscast we dream of: More »

02/19/09

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Today In Oscar Hell: Crash These Parties!

· There's good news and bad news about this weekend's marathon of Oscar parties. The good news first: Nikki Finke has a sweepingly comprehensive list of those we expect you to crash. Godspeed! More »

02/19/09

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beautiful awards

How To Win Your Oscar Pool

All the major Oscar categories are pretty much locked up. Slumdog, Winslet, Ledger, etc. So where will Oscar pools be won and lost? In the tiny, shitty categories. Let's attempt a lesser categories betting guide. More »

02/19/09

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Kate Winslet Hopes Oscar Can Vault Her Into Upper, Non-Nude Echelon Of Actresses

Sure, all but one of this year's Oscar-nominated actresses have done nude scenes during their career (there's still time, Viola Davis!), but the frequently-bare Kate Winslet is hoping that the topless buck stops here. More »

02/19/09

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By Kyle Buchanan

If the numbers truly don't lie, then neither Brad Pitt nor Angelina Jolie will collect Academy Awards on Sunday. But who needs Oscars when America's auction-scavenging elite are on your side? More »

02/17/09

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defamer

Daughter getting Heath Ledger's Oscar — when she's 18. [THR]

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